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Transcript of civil war letter from Milo A. Jones to Benjamin Jones

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The following is a copy of letter sent to Violet Baldwin Fitch by Susie Moore,
March 29th, 1962. It is addressed to Mr. Benj. Jones, Jewett, Greene Co. N.Y.
"Hospital near Gettysburg, July 11th, 1863
Dear Father-
I suppose you heard before this time that I was wounded in the late
Battle of Gettysburg, the names of the killed and wounded of our company
were sent some time ago to be put in the Catskill paper.
I was wounded in the thigh, the enemy were dri.ving in when I fell, and
left me between two fires until the Rebels moved past me. I would have
been a prisoner if they had held their ground, but they were soon driven
from the fietds r ds soon as they left I hobbled back as fast as I could ' but I could not get far , as soon as the excitement left me, I could get
no farther. I had not lain long before Ambrose Baldwin came along, he
i,,rent and got their Doctor, who dressed my wound, he then got an ambulance
and sent me to their Hospital where I stayed one day, and then was sent
to our own Corps Hospital .
Horace Baldwin and William Perry are here, they came after the remains
of Anrbrose, T suppose you have heard he was killed. I must close, for
they are going right ahray, and I want to send this letter by them, Our
follcs need not write because I will not get their letters, we e>pect to
go to philadelphia every day, and then I i'ri11 rrrite and te1l ycu i,rhere
to direct,.
From Your Son
Milo A. Jones
(wrote by Violet Baldwin Fitch: The Baldwin records show that Ambrose
Baldruin was killed July 3rd, 1863, just eight days before this letter
of Milo A. Jones was writ.ten. )

The following is a copy of letter sent to Violet Baldwin Fitch by Susie Moore,
March 29th, 1962. It is addressed to Mr. Benj. Jones, Jewett, Greene Co. N.Y.
"Hospital near Gettysburg, July 11th, 1863
Dear Father-
I suppose you heard before this time that I was wounded in the late
Battle of Gettysburg, the names of the killed and wounded of our company
were sent some time ago to be put in the Catskill paper.
I was wounded in the thigh, the enemy were dri.ving in when I fell, and
left me between two fires until the Rebels moved past me. I would have
been a prisoner if they had held their ground, but they were soon driven
from the fietds r ds soon as they left I hobbled back as fast as I could ' but I could not get far , as soon as the excitement left me, I could get
no farther. I had not lain long before Ambrose Baldwin came along, he
i,,rent and got their Doctor, who dressed my wound, he then got an ambulance
and sent me to their Hospital where I stayed one day, and then was sent
to our own Corps Hospital .
Horace Baldwin and William Perry are here, they came after the remains
of Anrbrose, T suppose you have heard he was killed. I must close, for
they are going right ahray, and I want to send this letter by them, Our
follcs need not write because I will not get their letters, we e>pect to
go to philadelphia every day, and then I i'ri11 rrrite and te1l ycu i,rhere
to direct,.
From Your Son
Milo A. Jones
(wrote by Violet Baldwin Fitch: The Baldwin records show that Ambrose
Baldruin was killed July 3rd, 1863, just eight days before this letter
of Milo A. Jones was writ.ten. )